社宅(しゃたく)

しゃたく
noun
company housing
buildingwork
1. company housing
Housing that a company owns or rents and provides to its employees, usually at low rent; often an apartment building where many employees' families live.
社宅(しゃたく)に住(す)んでいる。
I live in company housing.
社宅(しゃたく)は家賃(やちん)が安(やす)くて助(たす)かる。
Company housing helps because the rent is cheap.
転勤(てんきん)が決(き)まり、家族(かぞく)で大阪(おおさか)の社宅(しゃたく)に引(ひ)っ越(こ)すことになった。
I was transferred, so the family is moving into company housing in Osaka.

Company housing has long been a typical benefit at large Japanese firms, especially for employees who are transferred (転勤(てんきん)).

Common collocations

  • 社宅(しゃたく)に住(す)む / 入(はい)る: to live in / move into company housing
  • 借(か)り上(あ)げ社宅(しゃたく): housing the company rents for employees

Similar words

  • 寮(りょう): dormitory (for single employees or students)
  • 官舎(かんしゃ): government housing for public servants

Related Words

Compare: 寮(りょう) (dormitory)
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Added 2026.10.3 4:35 · Revised 2026.10.3 4:36
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